| Definitions of 'sanction' |
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1. (noun) sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
formal and explicit approval
"a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
2. (noun) sanction
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
3. (noun) authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
official permission or approval
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
4. (verb) sanction
the act of final authorization
"it had the sanction of the church"
5. (verb) approve, O.K., okay, sanction
give sanction to
"I approve of his educational policies"
6. (verb) sanction
give authority or permission to
7. (verb) sanction
give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
"sanctify the marriage"
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| Definitions of 'sanction' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sanction
solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation
2. (noun) sanction
anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions
3. (verb) sanction
to give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve
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